The proposed KXL Pipeline stretches1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast. It will carry the dirtiest oil on the planet through the U.S. to be refined and then shipped overseas to other countries. The KXL pipeline will threaten the safety of our drinking water, promote a bad energy policy and increase the greenhouse gases in our atmosphere that contribute to climate change. This pipeline is a risky venture that is not in our national interest.

If approved, the KXL Pipeline would generate three times the global warming pollution as conventional oil production. The U.S. should be a leader on fighting the effects of climate change, not facilitating the creation of additional pollution to harm the planet.

What’s more, the proposed pathway for the KXL pipeline would go through the Yellowstone River and the Ogallala Aquifer. Both of these water sources are essential to providing drinking water to humans and for irrigating agriculture. A spill along the proposed route would put public health in danger.

The U.S. needs to focus on creating sustainable and clean sources of energy. Approving the KXL Pipeline will produce more dirty oil that will increase the threat of climate change and increase the world’s dependence on oil. If the U.S. is serious about creating a clean energy economy, it needs to lead the world towards the creation of clean energy production.